Forestry Employment Expo

Exhibitors Include:

Don't miss 2 informative breakout sessions during the Expo!

Breakout Session #1 - 1:30-2:30 

SuavAir has been using UAVs (drones) in forestry for over 3 years to improve safety, increase productivity, and to make better forest management decisions.  Join Colin Filliter, RPF who will lead a presentation in which the following topics will be discussed:

Forestry applications in:

- Silviculture 
- Operations
- Environmental management 
- Wildfire

• Benefits of UAVs
• Limitations of UAVs
• How to become a UAV pilot
• Transport Canada Regulations
• Future of UAV technology 
• Q + A

Breakout Session #2 - 3:30-4:30 

Join Chris Roberts from Nanwakolas Council to gain information and resources about Forestry and First Nations across the North Island region.

The Nanwakolas Council is comprised of six member First Nations whose traditional territories are located in the Northern Vancouver Island and adjacent South Central Coast areas of British Columbia. Nanwakolas serves as the vehicle through which the member First Nations regionally pursue land and marine resource planning and management and resource-based economic development activities.

Exhibits and breakout sessions are FREE and open to the public!  No registration is required, just come prepared to learn and connect directly with industry!

For more information contact NIEFS at 250.286.3441